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For Chinese-speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ offers a new kind of community
A group of Jewish Mandarin speakers in New York has formed “Mazel Tofu,” a growing community that meets over kosher Chinese food to connect through language, culture, and shared experiences.
Mamdani hosting Mahmoud Khalil at iftar sends ‘troubling message,’ NYC Jewish officials say
Mamdani’s invitation to Mahmoud Khalil: Anti-Israel activism enters City Hall - editorial
Ramadan meal with a Hamas supporter? Mahmoud Khalil joins Mamdani for iftar
Mamdani taps leader of progressive Zionist group to helm Office to Combat Antisemitism
"Antisemitism cannot be addressed with slick videos or empty remarks," Rabbi Moshe Davis told The Jerusalem Post, expressing concern over Mamdani's choice.
Antisemitic hate crimes in NY surge by 182% in January 2026 compared to previous year
NYPD figures show antisemitic hate crimes surged in New York City in January, with Jews targeted in the majority of reported bias incidents.
NYPD: 'Kill all the Jews' email sent to 300 students leads to teen arrest
Police said the case was being handled as a possible bias incident and involved the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force.
Dnipro chief rabbi: Joy in being Jewish restored post-Soviet Dnipro Jewry
When Kaminetsky arrived in the Closed City in 1990, the years of pogroms, Nazi conquest, and Soviet oppression had reduced almost fifty synagogues to one small house of worship.
US-Iran tensions escalate: What’s next for Israel and the Middle East?
The hosts, both seasoned journalists based in Jerusalem, discuss the looming possibility of a US attack on Iran and the defensive preparations in Tehran, including missile threats directed at Israel.
WATCH: Man drives vehicle into Chabad's New York headquarters, charged with hate crime
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani commented that the attack was "intentional" and stated that "Antisemitism has no place in our city."
Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University
Murray, who is not Jewish, was appointed as the inaugural President’s Professor of Practice, a role the university billed as bringing “a leading public intellectual into the academic setting."
Activists urge Jewish Museum to help preserve Wilbur J. Cohen Building at risk of demolition
Activists are urging the Jewish Museum to step in and help preserve the historic Wilbur J. Cohen Building in Washington, DC, home to murals by prominent Jewish artists, now at risk of demolition.
CUNY purged Jews from leadership in 'deliberate plan, ' new report claims
Through the early 2000s, CUNY regularly had close to, or above, double-digit numbers of campus presidents who were Jewish. By March 2023, there was not a single Jew among the 80 leadership positions
New York apartment building gas leak fire kills one, injures several
Fire department units were on the scene before the fire began, investigating reports of gas being smelled on the 15th and 16th floors of the building. While on scene, a gas explosion occurred.
